How To Start An IV

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • Starting an IV is a fundamental skill in medicine. An IV can be used for a variety of different situations from curing a hangover to delivering potentially lifesaving medications to a patient. In this video I will give you step by step instructions on how to start an IV.
    Skip to actual needle insertion: 10:56

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  • @weidynasty7621
    @weidynasty7621 5 лет назад +2852

    These DIYs are getting crazy

    • @sarahcp13
      @sarahcp13 5 лет назад +9

      Calvin Wei life hack!

    • @shrike9t1
      @shrike9t1 5 лет назад +26

      Wei Dynasty it is good information, when i had pramedic School we had to Practice on our Selfs or on your Partner aswell:) Thats the way to learn :) try it on a Patient , the doctor will kill you. When Start it , real practice had to be done upfront, and Not with Patients or dummys :)

    • @windwolfgirl
      @windwolfgirl 5 лет назад +29

      Its actually useful for those studying medicine that need an extra replay on how to do it.

    • @bibiazeez9898
      @bibiazeez9898 5 лет назад +15

      It's not a DIY

    • @weidynasty7621
      @weidynasty7621 5 лет назад +10

      Mariam Boo yeah no shit

  • @spencerpowell845
    @spencerpowell845 5 лет назад +439

    hey sam, this saturday will be TWO YEARS since i got my new heart! i had my heart transplant at u of m in ann arbor michigan! i am feeling great! after all i’ve been through, i have decided when i graduate high school (i’m a senior) i want to become a nurse and or paramedic! your videos are really interesting and have taught me quite a lot. i feel like since i’ve been in and out of the hospital my whole life being helped by medical personnel it’s my turn to give back and use my second chance at life to its best ability! ❤️

    • @TheOrangeKou
      @TheOrangeKou 5 лет назад +9

      I assume you have graduated by now. Congratulations 🎉 and good luck.

    • @alyssamosca7112
      @alyssamosca7112 5 лет назад +1

      my dad had a heart transplant ❤️

    • @evaaloura3820
      @evaaloura3820 5 лет назад +3

      Good luck on your journey!

    • @iBeauty96
      @iBeauty96 4 года назад +2

      i lived in ann arbor until i was 21, the university of michigan is a wonderful hospital. you got the leaders and the best

    • @BreadBloke
      @BreadBloke Год назад

      thats amazing! happy for ya! i to spent my whole life in hospitals and am planning on becoming a paramedic when i graduate as well!

  • @zacrackedgamergg1261
    @zacrackedgamergg1261 5 лет назад +2741

    When your doctor watches this before the surgery

    • @georgexfekete
      @georgexfekete 5 лет назад +127

      Thank god your doctor isn’t the one doing your IV

    • @alali3700
      @alali3700 4 года назад +17

      😬 😬😬

    • @ceh.8191
      @ceh.8191 4 года назад +8

      Lmao

    • @Ajlaisanovic
      @Ajlaisanovic 4 года назад +95

      Doctors rarely insert IVs lmao

    • @alyssabeth6177
      @alyssabeth6177 4 года назад +8

      ajla they still know the procedure, but your right

  • @Lyric174
    @Lyric174 4 года назад +159

    Coming from a nursing student whose had to check off on this skill, this is an incredibly helpful video! Thank you 🙏🏽

    • @mamazzz1984
      @mamazzz1984 Год назад

      Если у вас студенты медики учатся по видео,то вам труба

    • @albertopaz647
      @albertopaz647 11 месяцев назад

      Mala tecnica...quito el torniquete tardiamente

  • @RobotHunter1234
    @RobotHunter1234 4 года назад +272

    “Hey bro, you mind if I try something I watched in a video real quick?”

  • @szaszszabolcs4494
    @szaszszabolcs4494 5 лет назад +330

    you are the best medic youtuber!

    • @VickiBee
      @VickiBee 5 лет назад +7

      I think he should TEACH it to medical people. I went to Paramedic School and was trained by RN's who didn't say as much as he did. Altho they never needed to explain what distal & proximal means bc we took Medical Terminology & Anatomy courses.

    • @brooklyn.rodriguez
      @brooklyn.rodriguez 5 лет назад

      SZ4B0LCS R6S ^

    • @trishamendez7954
      @trishamendez7954 3 года назад

      Agree! His voice is soothing and very calming. Great teacher! Thanks!

  • @si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906
    @si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906 5 лет назад +78

    I watched 15 seasons of Grey's Anatomy, I'm ready to do my first Craniotomy 😂 in a more serious note, that show did inspired to to actively learn more about first aid and trauma care. Since I started to watch the show, I took several Red Cross classes to learn how to do CPR, how to use AED, etc. got my certificate and I now I carry emergency medical supplies with me everyday, I might not be good enough to actually treat an injury, but my supply can help more qualified people to do it.

    • @RambunctiousVids
      @RambunctiousVids 3 года назад +10

      I highly recommended taking your EMT certification. I just finished mine. It's only a semester and the information you learn is priceless.

    • @AA-zx7zn
      @AA-zx7zn 2 года назад +2

      @@RambunctiousVids how long did it take you ?

    • @SkullCandy5671
      @SkullCandy5671 Год назад +1

      @@AA-zx7zn Just took NREMT yesterday took 10 weeks

  • @crazyeveryday955
    @crazyeveryday955 5 лет назад +1137

    I don't cringe looking at blood and gore, but watching a needle go into a vein is just so cringy for me to watch. I imagine it going into my arm instead!

  • @alexkamaratos5241
    @alexkamaratos5241 5 лет назад +1639

    Who can feel this in their arm?

  • @vlad-ql1gb
    @vlad-ql1gb 5 лет назад +69

    I'm a registered ER nurse I have to do this million times a day I dont like getting stuck with needles my self but it must be done to help every patient if they arnt able to take pills or medication syrups

    • @brad349miller
      @brad349miller 5 лет назад +2

      I had a PIC line at 16 and again a year later. I then became a MA last year. Phlebotomy yay! I now am in nursing school. This should be fun.

  • @dickgoezinyah
    @dickgoezinyah 5 лет назад +17

    Keep these videos coming. Going from a BLS truck to an ALS truck, and now on to Paramedic school, these videos gave me a great preview of what to expect and what I should be studying. You know how they say "You don't even know what you don't know" well that's especially true when starting out in EMS. These videos gave me a great heads up on which meds I should be studying, what procedures I should be looking into, the terms I needed to know more about, and what anatomy and physiology systems I needed to get a more advanced understanding of. You have no idea how much these videos helped me walk into training without being clueless like most of the class.

    • @ccpperrett7522
      @ccpperrett7522 5 лет назад

      EMT 2 certificate last year. Still haven't had enough practice to feel competent. We are in a low volume area, rural AK.

  • @Shattered_Times
    @Shattered_Times 5 лет назад +827

    *immediately tries this at home*...

  • @thebird363636
    @thebird363636 5 лет назад +182

    Nursing student learning how others do their needles

  • @kingboom777
    @kingboom777 5 лет назад +619

    17:25 sooooo what you're saying is i should stop IVing my beer into me and just drink it normally

  • @Misspisceano
    @Misspisceano 5 лет назад +7

    I really need to keep watching these vids just so that I am no longer afraid of seeing blood anymore, this vid helps me to be more confident when I do become a Nurse one day ❤️

  • @lexilagerstrom3319
    @lexilagerstrom3319 5 лет назад +2207

    am I a doctor?No. Is this gonna help me? No. Is this important? Yes very!!
    Edit: OMGGG THANK YOU FOR THE LIKES

  • @DarkAutumnNight
    @DarkAutumnNight 5 лет назад +26

    It’s Saturday, I’m stuck at work in Corrections, just cleaned a plumbing chase with a blanket stuck in it; but your upload just made it all better.

  • @crystalsoulsgacha6561
    @crystalsoulsgacha6561 5 лет назад +852

    I'm not a doctor.
    I don't plan to be a doctor.
    I'm afraid of needles.
    I'm afraid of surgery.
    I'm afraid of hospitals.
    Yet I'm watching this.
    Edit: I'm no longer scared of any of that and I want to be a doctor now, that kind of ruins the comment doesn't it-

    • @stephaniesanchez2057
      @stephaniesanchez2057 4 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @charadremur333
      @charadremur333 4 года назад +6

      I had to do a Sergey and said to put me out with gass but the anthistesiolagist said your too big and need an I.V.. My blood pressure jumped 20 or 30 bpm... yeah... before he got the needle out........

    • @magnum5563
      @magnum5563 4 года назад +1

      Literally me.

    • @mikenov.3468
      @mikenov.3468 4 года назад +1

      I’m the opposite of what you said

    • @grosom31
      @grosom31 4 года назад +4

      @@charadremur333 wait your blood pressure jumped 20 or 30 beats per minute? You sure? Call a doctor this guy just had a miracle happen!

  • @ocman6075
    @ocman6075 3 года назад +8

    Nice video, mostly accurate, easy to understand. Two things that may need to be updated/corrected: #1, it is not dermatitis as is mentioned, that would be caused, it is possible infection and #2, the Intravenous Nursing Society recommends that an IV can stay in place until it is no longer functional or needs to be changed for other reasons (drainage, wet dressing, infiltrates, s/s infection). (Most facilities do change sites that were started by ambulance personnel). Thank you.

  • @MSKommando
    @MSKommando 5 лет назад +86

    Its interesting to see the tiny differents between how a paramedic in the US do a i.v. and how we do it in germany.

    • @notjohndoe7130
      @notjohndoe7130 5 лет назад +5

      How do you do it in germany?

    • @laravonloewenfeld1958
      @laravonloewenfeld1958 5 лет назад +1

      True. I finished my Paramedic training (San A, B, C) yesterday and we learned preparing an I. v. very differently

    • @timoh.4794
      @timoh.4794 5 лет назад +8

      @@notjohndoe7130 primarily (at least at the BRK in Bavaria) we wont use loops and have other kinds of turniquets (i hope this is the right spelling ^^'). I dont really see other differences and yes, these are really small differences, but the basics are the same around the world I guess

    • @meellie
      @meellie 5 лет назад

      Omg I swear, I thought exactly the same

    • @dsatalino1020
      @dsatalino1020 5 лет назад +4

      Timo H. Not all IVs need loops just, there’s some brands like the one I use in the hospital I work at there’s already sort of a loop on the angiocath that you get blood from and then flush after blood collection.

  • @424Sweetpea
    @424Sweetpea 4 года назад +5

    I always thought the needle stayed in the skin during an IV! (I never looked when getting one!) learned something new today! Thanks for the video!

  • @jasonsouvannarath5789
    @jasonsouvannarath5789 3 года назад +29

    Dude, thank you! Writing a novel, and a few of the chars are doctors. Being blind, it's hard to learn something like this, but you made it perfectly easy to understand. Thank you!

  • @titter3648
    @titter3648 3 года назад +3

    There is a REALLY big difference in how good nurses is at finding a blood vein for a IV. At least on me most of the time they have struggled to do it (stabbing me many times before success, and using a long time and needing a strap, and clapping on the place a lot). Even one in a ambulance did not manage to set a IV on a 1.5 hour ambulance ride i had after a accident (she tried the back of both hands and one arm). But i have been surprised with two different nurses at the hospital that just found it right away, and one of them even set two IV's (one in each arm) and just got both of them right in with no hesitation or tourniquet or anything like that.

  • @doneeward8097
    @doneeward8097 4 года назад +5

    Phenomenal video!!!! I'm a nursing student and preparing for checks-off. Couldn't have asked for any better instruction! Good verbalization and distance from site. Thanks!!!!!

  • @lf206
    @lf206 2 года назад +17

    From h to be perspective of a needle-hating patient, this is way better than all those “what to expect” videos. You literally showed us everything, and told us why.
    Thx:)

  • @expedientescdo.pat.sanfern2495
    @expedientescdo.pat.sanfern2495 5 лет назад +3

    Hi, I love watching your videos. I'm a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... and I consider them very useful, I have learned a lot. Greetings from Argentina.

  • @bugsy74
    @bugsy74 Год назад +2

    Had my wife (who’s a surgeon) watch this and she said she’s confident I can easily do an IV after watching this 😂 she’s got way too much faith in my ability

  • @danylenunes3983
    @danylenunes3983 5 лет назад +52

    You explained that better than my instructor

    • @rezaayoubi9147
      @rezaayoubi9147 5 лет назад +1

      Took him 20 minutes to show how to stick a needle.

  • @stevenlee7763
    @stevenlee7763 5 лет назад +4

    My personal tips are:
    1. Place a gauze that folded once under the catheter, this will prevent bloody mass on actual patient's skin.
    Based on my experience, even you pressed a vein strongly, blood will leak out eventually unless placing on infants.
    2. Most of catheters have a small plastic cap at behind of catheter's stylet.
    I usually loosen it before I make a venipuncture, then I plug the end of catheter with it temporarily until I have a t-port ready to go.
    3. When you see a flash of blood initially, you advance a catheter, lift the catheter slightly, this will prevent scraping vein's wall or accidental vein blowing.
    4. For taping I always prepare a 1 inch tape with half inch vertical cut and a small half inch tape. I place a 1 inch tape with a cut under a catheter to prevent a catheter to come out, and
    sometimes, t-port's screw parts are not perfectly fit with catheters, and this can come out loose, so I wrap a half inch tape around a screw of t-port to secure it. I called this an 'anchor'.
    5. When you do not have a PRN adapters, you can use rubber tip of 3 cc syringe's plunger. Just apply some alcohol before you use it.
    This is a improvised technique that I learned from a NGO paramedic in Nigeria.

  • @trevorjohnson5213
    @trevorjohnson5213 5 лет назад +485

    Unpopular opinion I dont mind needles

    • @k.1358
      @k.1358 5 лет назад +11

      J J haha same I watched the nurse literally extract(?) 10 cc blood from my arm it was pretty chill

    • @emiliesmith9917
      @emiliesmith9917 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I get IVs every week and I can just.... look now

    • @carolinechilders5850
      @carolinechilders5850 5 лет назад

      I'm getting over my fear of them

    • @OZZOZZ
      @OZZOZZ 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I don’t mind them either i could give less of a fuck

    • @Rachel_Nyx
      @Rachel_Nyx 5 лет назад +2

      Same. I have anemia so I’m constantly getting blood labs done so I got used to needles at a really young age. I also grew up with severe allergies and had to get two allergy shots every week for 11 years. So, it really doesn’t bother me. I used to be terrified of needles but it’s whatever now.

  • @ayyonmichaels9731
    @ayyonmichaels9731 6 месяцев назад +2

    learned this while in the military... valuable skill to know. especially for dehydration...

  • @nikolaibarner4340
    @nikolaibarner4340 5 лет назад +98

    You should do a video on Narcan/Naloxone, it would be a good video because in some areas you can get a Naloxone IM kit after taking a one day course.
    It would be very helpful.
    P.s. Great vid!

    • @nikolaibarner4340
      @nikolaibarner4340 5 лет назад +3

      Here where I live it’s free!
      Thanks for the reply, and glad to hear that you’re planning to do a video on it!

    • @jackforshaw4439
      @jackforshaw4439 5 лет назад

      Does anyone know where I can get Naloxone in the UK just because the drug laws are pretty outdated here ??

    • @badgoyim5511
      @badgoyim5511 5 лет назад +3

      @@jackforshaw4439 oy mate, you got a loicense for that medicine...

  • @brad885
    @brad885 5 лет назад +5

    Awesome. That was by far the simplest explanation of an iv I've ever seen.

  • @7silentmajesty
    @7silentmajesty 5 лет назад +7

    I'm a new grad/ ob/gyn/perinatal/neonatal nurse. I work with both expected and postpartum mother's and babies. I have trouble starting IVs even after 6 months of training on ALL my patients. I've been told that mastering this, esp in emergent situations takes time (no eager nurse cares to hear that!) but I always manage to blow my veins :( .It definitely takes a toll on your confidence but I will say that this video actually makes me feel more comfortable in doing this.
    Thanks

  • @crisluther1901
    @crisluther1901 3 года назад +2

    The BEST and MOST informative video of its kind- it focuses on details a junior nurse needs to learn-- thanks sir!

  • @maxchevelle9334
    @maxchevelle9334 5 лет назад +181

    If the arm is amputated do you really need an IV?

    • @Rachel-rs4dl
      @Rachel-rs4dl 5 лет назад +36

      You can put ivs in feet too. Any peripheral vein. Amputations need fluids, antibiotics, and much more. Smh.

    • @kaylaolson2429
      @kaylaolson2429 5 лет назад +8

      Lol no... Not in the amputated arm at least (the human being, yes)... But in EMS, we would not start an IV in an amputated arm... I appreciate the humor (if that was your intention), I just wanted to clarify depending on what you meant 😅

    • @emilyantus2025
      @emilyantus2025 5 лет назад +6

      Rachel what if they don’t have arms or legs? Genuine question, not being a dick.

    • @savthebat
      @savthebat 5 лет назад +7

      in the chest or neck

    • @adamhassan385
      @adamhassan385 5 лет назад +7

      @Logan Trudel any veins work theory wise
      Its just alot easier to find the veins in the arm, so they use the arm, so they just use the neck, chest, whatever is available

  • @kaylaoverby9489
    @kaylaoverby9489 5 лет назад +4

    I'm probably never going to place an IV, but this is useful to learn!!

  • @jasminreyes6183
    @jasminreyes6183 5 лет назад +6

    Great IV tutorial wish I can be surrounded by staff like you when the real deal goes down 💪🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽

  • @demanieshs
    @demanieshs 2 года назад +1

    Thank you!!! I’m in nursing school and I had a whole summer between my first and only IV stick and my ER rotation tomorrow!!! Eeeeee! Your tutorial reminded me of what to do and what to prep!! Thank you!!

    • @adam-cv4zm
      @adam-cv4zm 2 года назад

      can you please help me heal my wounds 💔

    • @demanieshs
      @demanieshs 2 года назад +1

      @@adam-cv4zm lol Most likely yes if you end up in my hospital.

    • @adam-cv4zm
      @adam-cv4zm 2 года назад

      @@demanieshs Oh! You're so sweet.. you will definitely make a great nurse ☺️

  • @steuk6510
    @steuk6510 3 года назад +1

    I studying medicine and sciences I have a training arm this video very useful for me as with covid 19 restrictions I study from home

  • @craffiti3245
    @craffiti3245 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for this video! This helps a lot as a nursing student. I'm on my first year and hopefully I'll be able to pass my course. ☺❤

  • @hollien.8836
    @hollien.8836 5 лет назад +6

    When I got an IV (that was never used in the end, nurses thought I had appendicitis) they yanked my head away so I couldn't see the catheter going in, and the plastic tube actually hurt while it was in. I stayed overnight the they let me go. The nurse made me unwrap the catheter and pull the tube out of my vein. I told them I had a fear of needles too, and I think that experience made it worse 🤔

  • @mikebingham7189
    @mikebingham7189 2 года назад

    This is a skill like every other skill. It becomes a quick reflex. Well done! I’ve probably put a thousand in from the foot to the neck and scalp over 30 yrs as a trauma nurse. Then there are the challenges such as a seizure patient, belligerent or mentally ill patient or one that “codes” just as you start. Truth is much stranger than fiction.

  • @angelm5231
    @angelm5231 5 лет назад +4

    I just started nursing school and this is my first time watching something like this. It makes my heart race and makes me feel emotional watching needles, so getting through this is a big step for me! I'm trying to desensitize myself for when it comes time to start needle stuff in school.

    • @schmoopDJ
      @schmoopDJ 4 года назад

      how’s nursing school going?

    • @aliallhadadi
      @aliallhadadi Год назад +1

      did you makit tell me

  • @thecornishwildcamper
    @thecornishwildcamper 5 лет назад +3

    It's been along time since I've done iv work. It's good to relearn some old skills .

  • @Nderak
    @Nderak 5 лет назад +97

    I dont like needles but I am going to force myself to watch this, what with all the craziness out the world this might become reality for me.

    • @Nderak
      @Nderak 5 лет назад +8

      made it :)

    • @American-pl8fo
      @American-pl8fo 2 года назад +1

      good job its good to overcome you're fears

  • @MotherUv4
    @MotherUv4 3 года назад +1

    I have now learned where I went wrong and was not taught in nursing school when I had blood everywhere 🤣. Thank you

  • @bubbleheadray976
    @bubbleheadray976 5 месяцев назад

    My hospital ID badge reel says “Don’t worry, I watched how to do this on RUclips” 😂😂😂. I always thank patients when I meet them, and tell them that “I’m grateful for this opportunity, I’ve always wanted to try this”. 😂

  • @obviouslymrtactical_rblx9115
    @obviouslymrtactical_rblx9115 5 лет назад +4

    U are the best medic I’ve ever seen

  • @adiecelendozo7160
    @adiecelendozo7160 5 лет назад +5

    As a nursing student! Thankyou! This video is a big help♥️

  • @rafaeltorres5401
    @rafaeltorres5401 5 лет назад +1

    Great video. Good explanation, just remember secure the needle before you fully remove it from the catheter and remove the constricting band before you remove the needle from the catheter. That way the chance of blowing the vein decreases and less of a mess 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @anngerald7770
    @anngerald7770 Месяц назад

    You’re a GREAT TEACHER!!

  • @taywall97
    @taywall97 4 года назад +71

    Does anyone else taste the saline when they get their IV flushed?

    • @taylorharper1251
      @taylorharper1251 4 года назад +6

      Every damn time.

    • @heddispaghetti8189
      @heddispaghetti8189 4 года назад +7

      This is caused by the saline going into the bloodstream and since you have tons of vessels in your mouth and nose, you’re able to smell/taste it😊

    • @taylorharper1251
      @taylorharper1251 4 года назад +4

      I’d be thoroughly concerned if my saline IV flush ended up anywhere but my blood stream.

    • @taywall97
      @taywall97 4 года назад +4

      @@heddispaghetti8189 actually, what scientists believe is happening is that the other microscopic minerals in NS (normal saline) travel through the bloodstream to our lungs and cause an odor when we exhale them and since smell plays a huge part in how things taste for us, some people "taste" the saline solution. It's a crazy phenomenon nonetheless

    • @heddispaghetti8189
      @heddispaghetti8189 4 года назад

      Taylor Harper Obviously

  • @lauren6982
    @lauren6982 5 лет назад +410

    Why did I click on this I have a fear of needles

    • @katiem7109
      @katiem7109 5 лет назад +2

      lauren hillstrom same

    • @drteddy2609
      @drteddy2609 5 лет назад +4

      We are all a bit masochistic in here

    • @maryspence427
      @maryspence427 5 лет назад +1

      lauren 0095 same

    • @chiaraprocopio9424
      @chiaraprocopio9424 5 лет назад +6

      Me too pal, me too. But I’m looking at this since I’m looking forward to getting into med school...speaking about masochism

    • @kimmyjean9948
      @kimmyjean9948 5 лет назад +1

      I'm not scared of needles but I Im mostly when I have to have a IV

  • @nanolinex5108
    @nanolinex5108 5 лет назад +1

    I am no doctor but this was in my recommended but very useful. When i become a doctor for marine this will be useful.

  • @makaylagroves451
    @makaylagroves451 5 лет назад +2

    This will hopefully help me in the future I want to be a ER nurse and help take blood

  • @kyarim
    @kyarim 4 года назад +7

    I have exams and i don't know how i ended up here but still watched the entire video

  • @daaodnissan1346
    @daaodnissan1346 5 лет назад +172

    Never had an iv in my arm I’ve gone my entire 16 years thinking there’s a needle in your arm the entire time 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Bittenessence
      @Bittenessence 5 лет назад +13

      david korkes same!!! I was looking for this comment I always thought the needle stayed 🤦🏼‍♀️🤨

    • @dick7482
      @dick7482 5 лет назад +2

      Your dumb

    • @bossbeauty9523
      @bossbeauty9523 5 лет назад +19

      me & you both david, until i became a nurse and learned its a tiny catheter

    • @morningcoffee9429
      @morningcoffee9429 5 лет назад +35

      @@dick7482 *you're*

    • @funkygirlkathryn
      @funkygirlkathryn 5 лет назад +13

      I've had many ivs and I thought the needle stayed

  • @Kkamikoee
    @Kkamikoee 5 лет назад +1

    I remember when I got an IV I was actually really scared, but the doctor was nice and comforted me through it. It hurts a bunch when the doc or nurse puts it in because it's a long needle and it kinda slithers into you. But over time it feels much better just don't move that arm around too much or you will feel the needle move around in you or it can rupture something. Trust me, I kept messing with it and it poked my muscle lol.

  • @iphrainvega1202
    @iphrainvega1202 4 года назад +1

    Best I.V. video I've ever seen. Really appreciate this!

  • @deirdrevi7640
    @deirdrevi7640 5 лет назад +30

    I have issues with veins, eye balls injuries, and inserting rods directly into fingers. I need to overcome this. Has anyone else succeeded with this?

    • @daniaha2480
      @daniaha2480 5 лет назад +1

      Well I sort of have a problem with the veins on my wrists and neck, the heart and eye balls as well. What I try to do is just watch many videos until I get used to it you know.

    • @To.mio.ka__
      @To.mio.ka__ 5 лет назад

      I summer from venephobia.i come even write the v word 🥵😱😭

  • @patrickstaley1465
    @patrickstaley1465 5 лет назад +37

    I’m an emt our in California but I would like maybe a video on stuff you expect your emt partners to do to help you out while on a call like what can we do to help make your life as the medic easier in the field on calls

    • @patrickstaley1465
      @patrickstaley1465 5 лет назад +1

      PrepMedic I’m on a cct Rn unit with a nurse and a second emt love your videos showed this one to our ces and one of the supervisors and they enjoyed it greatly

    • @brad349miller
      @brad349miller 5 лет назад +1

      patrick staley please note. Patrick’s comment originated in California where it is known to the state of California to cause cancer. Please be advised.

    • @scaryoctoberchild4993
      @scaryoctoberchild4993 5 лет назад

      Hey pat are you NorCal or SoCal?

    • @xSwanlundx
      @xSwanlundx 5 лет назад

      Start the IV. 😂

  • @jwc7215
    @jwc7215 5 лет назад +1

    TXA has had a big positive impact on outcomes for several patients I've had.

  • @MrSinghdds
    @MrSinghdds 5 лет назад +1

    Hi, I am a Dentist and I do IV sedation. Watching your video freshened things and the steps. Very good step by step instructions. Thanks, keep doing the good work.

  • @ariannaeva1014
    @ariannaeva1014 4 года назад +3

    why am I watching these type of videos when I still have to finish junior high and high school to start learning these things lol

  • @dgzee66
    @dgzee66 5 лет назад +6

    I agree this is something that most if not all civilians should not be using. That being said, it makes you appreciate the professionals and the training they have. Plus if I ever have an IV started on me ( hopefully never) I'll know what to expect.

  • @icewallowcome3068
    @icewallowcome3068 5 лет назад +2

    I’m an EMT and I just watched a 19min video on RUclips on how to start an IV so I am so excited to start a line on my next shift even tho I know it’s well out of my scope of practice🙂

    • @PrepMedic
      @PrepMedic  5 лет назад

      You should move to a new state where it is in your scope!

  • @AnnaKaize
    @AnnaKaize 5 лет назад

    I've never seen a pvk that looks like this. I'm used to a snap-on lid on the pvk in which you administer meds etc. Furthermore, the pvk have 2 plastic butterfly type things which you fold out and tape those to the skin. For extra security we use Vecafix which is non-transparent except for at the area where the pvk enters the skin. The Vecafix is also pre-cut vertically about an inch and a half, so each half covers that butterfly wings I mentioned. Finally, the tourniquet has a plastic snap on it, making it very easy to open with one hand. I hope you understood at least half of this, and thank you for this very informative video- it's always interesting watching how different the "tools" look and are used in other countries. Very good vid. Thanks again 😊

  • @KillJoy_Since2017
    @KillJoy_Since2017 5 лет назад +97

    I hate needles and when he was putting the needle in I'm like "oh hell no"

    • @katiem7109
      @katiem7109 5 лет назад +2

      Reina Arana my thoughts exactly

  • @ranchero5595
    @ranchero5595 5 лет назад +3

    This is some cool stuff. Now I want to be a firefighter paramedic

  • @cheddarbeansoup
    @cheddarbeansoup 5 лет назад +2

    Just use a butterfly needle. Much more handy with a flooding-stop. Daily use in Germany.

    • @cheddarbeansoup
      @cheddarbeansoup 5 лет назад

      @@PrepMedic nope, you just pull it out like you did. :)

  • @beatriz3valencia
    @beatriz3valencia 5 лет назад +2

    This video was extremely helpful. Great job!

  • @brickgeek4974
    @brickgeek4974 5 лет назад +31

    You’ve tought me so many things

    • @raskingha
      @raskingha 5 лет назад +7

      Obviously not how to spell

    • @muntcoreuwu
      @muntcoreuwu 5 лет назад

      @@raskingha does it matter its not english class

  • @Chipchase_Here
    @Chipchase_Here 5 лет назад +8

    Me with a fear of needles: haha videos of needles and IVs cant scare me
    Me 1 second later: NOPE. HAHA LETW GO TO THE TRAIN TO NOPECITY

  • @jimbtv
    @jimbtv 5 месяцев назад

    Most often we started an IV in the rig for two reasons, even if we were not going to administer meds. The first was that the hospital is very likely to start an IV when the patient comes through the door, almost in every case, so we used our available transport time to save time in the ED. Second, someone is going to bill for starting the IV, either the hospital or the ambulance service. Might as well be us. Bonus tip: Like most any skill you lose it if you don't use it. Starting an IV in a critical patient can be so much harder so it's good to keep your chops up.

  • @scorpion2669
    @scorpion2669 5 лет назад

    We call the loop a saline lock up here in Canada. Never hear it called a loop before. Good tip with the tegaderm flap fold!

  • @jessalsot6674
    @jessalsot6674 5 лет назад +3

    This is a very informative video. I learned a lot from this.

  • @wlfquestdarkecho
    @wlfquestdarkecho 5 лет назад +17

    I nearly fainted watching this

  • @teresa0514
    @teresa0514 3 года назад +1

    It refreshes my IV routine, thank you

  • @danielhook8275
    @danielhook8275 5 лет назад +1

    Once you get a flash you should release the tourniquet to release pressure in the vain... Stops blood from pouring out when you reach for the drug/ fluids...
    Amazing video

    • @jwc7215
      @jwc7215 5 лет назад

      Depends. We usually draw blood prior to anything else, so leaving the tourniquet in place is preferred.

  • @W1ll8ur
    @W1ll8ur 5 лет назад +21

    thx, gonna need that for the apocalypse

    • @madeleinewalker838
      @madeleinewalker838 3 года назад +2

      Whelp, you are in luck, because the apocalypse has happened 😅. You jinxed us! 🤣

  • @emeliakay5528
    @emeliakay5528 5 лет назад +35

    I honestly cried watching this because I am next level terrified of needles.. 😅😅

    • @NCMEDIC216
      @NCMEDIC216 5 лет назад

      damn fr? whats the biggest fear of it?

    • @ryanapilado9530
      @ryanapilado9530 5 лет назад

      I to am terrified of needles and doctors and honestly and get nervous around doctors.

  • @claytonphillips7976
    @claytonphillips7976 2 года назад +1

    Could you do a video on starting fluids. A few tips and tricks. Especially for making sure the flow doesn't get messed up in an austere environment where there's a lot of movement.

  • @jonathanasdell4539
    @jonathanasdell4539 5 лет назад

    This was interesting to watch as a phlebotomist since it's considered outside my scope of practice where I work. One tip when pulling the skin is to both pull the sides AND down from the bottom if possible. Good anchors = no rolly veins.

  • @jjohnjJP
    @jjohnjJP 5 лет назад +3

    In the UK, we call them Cannula's (rather than Catheter's)
    A Catheter is what we call, the object that is placed, within the bladder

    • @PrepMedic
      @PrepMedic  5 лет назад +1

      It is funny, we call both of them catheters

  • @ariotahasoni12
    @ariotahasoni12 5 лет назад +3

    IV is not #1 priority but it's always good to have it on the patient before the veins start to collapse due to a shock. it will be much harder to do when you arrive to the hospital.

  • @Puppy_Puppington
    @Puppy_Puppington 4 года назад

    I been an IV user of opioids for like 6 years now lol. And it’s funny most nurses SUCK so bad at puttin an IV on. A few times I said dude let me do it please and snatched it out of them so they weren’t liable. But thanks for the extra harm reduction to opiate dependent people who IV. I salute you!! I wanna work in any phlebotomy related honestly cause I feel like I’m pro and got it down. I’ve helped at least 8 other people and hundreds of times combined so it & safely everything sterile. Taught harm reduction. & most them r ignorant on medical facts & safety so idk I wanna help people :3 anyways that gauge u first showed seems prettt big.... I prefer 27 to 31 gauge

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon 4 года назад

      Actually many really are very bad at it and others are careless about maintenance. In many pts. with abused veins, venipuncture is still easy but threading in a catheter can be more challenging.

  • @koneeche
    @koneeche 2 года назад +1

    This is probably the only video that'll ever make me physically queezy.
    Whew.

  • @laneevitt5425
    @laneevitt5425 5 лет назад +5

    Lol i have very frequent infusions and i would never watch them put the iv in. So now i know why i was always in pain😂

    • @emiliesmith9917
      @emiliesmith9917 5 лет назад

      Lanee Vitt Lool me too but I watch

    • @carolwong5949
      @carolwong5949 3 года назад

      @@emiliesmith9917 I have iron infusions and now I am getting phobic about the Friday before a holiday. The last, there 2 nurses available and the fellow blew my veins twice and then the female blew my vein twice. My arm like I have been abused. Blowing OK but 4 time! Owwwl

  • @mikeashexperience9602
    @mikeashexperience9602 5 лет назад +3

    Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻

  • @josepharaujo92
    @josepharaujo92 3 года назад +1

    As an EMT-Basic, I have just become that much more useful to hand my AEMT counterparts the equipment they need and understand what it is they are doing. Thank you for this knowledge.

  • @ChilangoDios333
    @ChilangoDios333 5 лет назад +1

    This was better than my nursing instructors attempt at teaching this to us.

  • @maryamnassar6463
    @maryamnassar6463 5 лет назад +5

    I want to be a nurse in the future, cause of this I'm watching this, just interested..❤️

  • @sararenee4566
    @sararenee4566 5 лет назад +4

    I feel like I'm one of the only people who actally love the feeling of a needle going in my veins

  • @alanlahay8693
    @alanlahay8693 4 года назад +2

    damn you told me more about my arm in this video then anytime in my life before.

  • @davidreynolds9375
    @davidreynolds9375 2 года назад

    Re-learning phlebotomy, so this is a great refresher.

  • @jordynnbrooks3472
    @jordynnbrooks3472 5 лет назад +3

    I’m starting my first block of nursing school and I’m so worried I’m gonna eff this up so hard 😅🙃🙃

    • @ololadeadeleye
      @ololadeadeleye 5 лет назад

      Same I’m 17 start in the 16 of September

  • @realpolicetalk
    @realpolicetalk 5 лет назад +11

    This is important stuff thank you for sharing.

  • @porkchop2218
    @porkchop2218 5 лет назад

    thank you for the tips. for now on I'm folding that corner on the Tegaderm. I work in pediatrics and its all I can do to hold my patient down while I'm placing an iv much less get my gloved hand a tangled up in a sticky Tegaderm

  • @baileyjeansonne9821
    @baileyjeansonne9821 5 лет назад

    You did a great job definitely different from the other nurses what they done to my IV